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"A history of the political career of Nelson Rockefeller, New York Governor (1959-1973) and Vice President under Gerald Ford (1974-1977), that examines his relationship with the Republican Party and the civil rights movement as a racially liberal moderate Republican"--

"During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the circumstances facing the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association mirrored events transpiring in New York City, when the Bronx burned and hip-hop culture developed from local Black and Latinx youth"--

"The story of the challenges faced in the creation of the Women's Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, NY, as told by the founding superintendent of the park"--

"A historical novel based on the true story of a plot for American spies to capture Benedict Arnold in British-occupied New York following Arnold's treason at West Point"--

"Explores the distinctive urban vision of working-class Jewish photographers in midcentury New York. The work of Jewish photographers at the New York Photo League not only created an archive of vernacular images of city streets but also a distinctive tradition of street photography"--

"On February 18, 1944, a B-24 Liberator bomber vanished while on a training mission over upstate New York. The pilot and seven crew were presumed dead after the initial search spanning Lake Ontario, the Tug Hill Plateau, and the Adirondacks, yet their final hours and ultimate resting place remain a mystery to this day"--

"The first biography of the federal judge Irving Robert Kaufman (1910-92). Kaufman presided over the atomic espionage trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in 1951 and sentenced them to death. The book also examines Kaufman's rise from poverty, his work as a celebrated prosecutor, his landmark opinions expanding civil liberties, and his often tragic personal life"--

"What is the relation between rock and literature? Compiled by 'rock novel' lit professor and indie musician Florence Dore, The Ink in the Grooves is a collection of essays and interviews about rock and literature from some of the most renowned novelists and musicians of our day-a backstage pass to musings on this topic from Richard Thompson, Colson Whitehead, Steve Earle, Michael Chabon, Rhiannon Giddens, Lucinda Williams, and others." --

"A history of how Chicago's lakefront, with its parkland and Lake Shore Drive, has come to be. Beginning with the mid-nineteenth century, this book considers both local and broader social, economic, and legal forces, with particular emphasis on the conflict between public and private rights"--